winter term (30% of final grade): text work, literature review + oral presentation, development of research questions + oral presentation

summer term (70% of final grade): quality of the research design, quality of the study conductance and data collection, presentation of the complete study including results (oral and written term paper)

max. Teilnehmerzahl

Vorkenntnisse

Basic knowledge (BA level) on theories and methods in the broader and interdisciplinary field of media and communication studies

Lernergebnisse

Students are able to search, select, understand, structure, and evaluate relevant research literature in a specific field of media content, media usage, and media effects research. Based on the literature review they are able to design and realize an empirical research project and analyze the obtained data. They are able to present their projects in an oral presentation and to write an appropriate research paper based on the findings of the research.